The Votes Are In! Here's Who Won 'Big Brother' Season 26 and That $750,000 Check

Another season of Big Brother has come and gone, and a winner was crowned. Well, not so much crowned as awarded with a check for $750,000, which is a much more fitting prize than the former. So, who is the Big Brother Season 26 winner? It all came down to Chelsie, Makensy, and Cam in the multipart final Head of Household competition.

The first part of the final HOH comp ended with Chelsie as the winner. She automatically advanced to the third round. The second round, between Cam and Makensy, ended with Makensy as the winner. Which didn't come as a shock to many, as Cam had largely phoned in his Big Brother journey.

During the live Big Brother finale, viewers saw Chelsie and Makensy battle it out in the third and final part. After Makensy won the final HOH, she took Chelsie to the final two with her. As a result, Cam was sent to the jury as the seventh and final jury member. And when it came time for the jury to vote for either Makensy or Chelsie to win, the majority chose who they thought was most deserving.

Seeing Chelsie and Makensy in the final part of the last HOH of the season was sort of what most fans had expected. But there was the question of what either of them would do after winning the comp. Chelsie had a final two deal with Cam for a long time leading up to the finale. Then again, she and Makensy had built a close friendship and alliance themselves.

And for Makensy, taking Chelsie to the final two meant she would hold up her end of their alliance. However, if she were to choose Cam instead, she was all but guaranteed the votes to win, since she had done a lot more for her game than Cam did for his all season. In the end, Chelsie won Big Brother 26 with a unanimous vote.

There is no third place prize on Big Brother. However, the closest thing that comes to it is America's Favorite Player, which is what viewers alone vote for. They cast their votes from home for who they believe is deserving of the AFP prize, which is $50,000. For many, the logical options were Tucker, who had played a strong and unpredictable game until he was evicted.

Others rooted for Cedric, who was also evicted ahead of jury and who many believed was a strong player. And Quinn was a houseguest that fans thought would make it all the way to the end. So, who won AFP in Season 26? It came down to Angela, Tucker, and Quinn.

Apparently, the majority of Big Brother fans voted wanted Tucker to win, and he did, which means he took home around $70,000 with his other Big Brother cash prizes.

Until next time, in the words of host Julie Chen Moonves, "Love one another."